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In Greek mythology, Melete / ˈ m ɛ l ɪ t iː / (Ancient Greek: Μελέτη) was one of the three original Boeotian muses before the Nine Olympian Muses were founded. Her sisters were Aoede and Mneme. [1] She was the muse of thought and meditation. Melete literally means "ponder" and "contemplation" in Greek.
Meditations (Koinē Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, romanized: Ta eis heauton, lit. ''Things Unto Himself'') is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161-180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
The English meditation is derived from Old French meditacioun, in turn from Latin meditatio from a verb meditari, meaning "to think, contemplate, devise, ponder". [11] [12] In the Catholic tradition, the use of the term meditatio as part of a formal, stepwise process of meditation goes back to at least the 12th-century monk Guigo II, [12] [13] before which the Greek word theoria was used for ...
Mettā meditation, or often "loving-kindness meditation", is the practice concerned with the cultivation of mettā, i.e. benevolence, kindness, and amity. The practice generally consists of silent repetitions of phrases such as "may you be happy" or "may you be free from suffering", for example directed at a person who, depending on tradition ...
Meditation is often considered to be prolonged mental introspection or contemplation which the practitioner may or may not consider to be spiritual or mystical in intent. Many practices, beliefs, and traditions (including philosophical and religious ) utilize the term, and a range of subjective interpretations also attach to it.
Vipassana meditation, presented as a centuries-old meditation system, was a 19th-century reinvention, [135] which gained popularity in south-east due to the accessibility of the Buddhist sutras through English translations from the Pali Text Society. [118] It was brought to western attention in the 19th century by the Theosophical Society.
The meditation asanas are yoga poses used as stable postures for meditation. Some are ancient, others are medieval and associated with hatha yoga. Some are ancient, others are medieval and associated with hatha yoga.
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